Cayman Islands vs Cook Islands
Cayman Islands is 10% larger than Cook Islands.
Cayman IslandsCook IslandsCayman Islands moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
1.1×
Cayman Islands is 1.1× the area of Cook Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 14,222 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Avarua |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× its true area; Cook Islands at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cayman Islands bigger than Cook Islands?
- Yes. Cayman Islands is 10% larger than Cook Islands. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Cayman Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Cayman Islands has 1.1× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Cook Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× its true area there and Cook Islands about 1.15×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cayman Islands or Cook Islands?
- Cayman Islands: 75,844 people against 14,222. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².